Patrick Stafford, 3, of St. Charles watches his sister Evelyn, 6, knock over a cup pyramid, which provides a lesson about invasive species at Polar-Palooza on Saturday Jan. 17, 2026, in St. Charles. (David Toney for Shaw Local News /David Toney)
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